Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X that with the help of President Donald Trump, the State Department is finally “reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy.” Rubio posted his official statement on X with the accompanying note: “Today is the day. Under @POTUS’ leadership and at my direction, we are reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy at the State Department. These sweeping changes will empower our talented diplomats to put America and Americans first.”
“In its current form, the Department is bloated, bureaucratic, and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission in this new era of essential diplomatic competition,” Rubio’s formal statement reads in part, noting that the State Department’s footprint has had “unprecedented growth” with soaring costs. All the while, the American people
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